Ross made headlines in July 2012 when Us Weekly published photos of Stewart and Ross' husband, Sanders, in compromising positions including kissing and embracing on the side of a Los Angeles road. According to Ross, her husband first informed her of the affair only 20 hours before said photos went public.

In the wake of the scandal, Sanders issued a public apology and sought his wife's forgiveness. Ross, however, realized that the marriage was over. "I think, for me, something always has to completely die for there to be a rebirth. And, for me, I feel like I'm going through a rebirth," Ross said. "I've done everything I could to be the perfect wife and mother and really support my husband. But I just didn't have any more to give."

For more from Ross' interview, including details of how Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine connected her with a PR specialist, click over to Vanity Fair.